Those $3.95 Royal Riviera pears intrigued me the way the five dollar shake fascinated Vince Vega in Pulp Fiction, and the aftermath stayed true to that. My pear review takes the form of an imaginary conversation between myself, Uma Thurman, and Steve Buscemi as the Buddy Holly waiter:

Did you just order a four-dollar pear?
Sure did.
A pear? With a stem and seeds?
Uh-huh.
It costs four dollars?
Yep.
You don't put bourbon in it or anything?
Nope.
Just checking.
(Fast Forward)
Goddamn! That's a pretty f-in' good pear!
Told ya.
I don't know if it's worth four dollars, but it's pretty f-in' good.

Anyway, it really was pretty darned excellent. I don't know if it was that the flavor stood out over other pears so much as it was just, well, perfect. As first we shrugged and thought we weren't sure what the fuss was all about, but by the time we were done, we were impressed enough that we may give some out as gifts.

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